| GROUP | FAMILY | EXAMPLES |
GENOME SIZE
(~)
|
| I. (ds DNA) | Papillomaviruses | HPVs | 8 Kbp |
| Adenoviruses | Adenoviruses | 40 Kbp | |
| Herpesviruses | HSV-1 & 2, VZV, EBV, CMV | 130 - 230 Kbp | |
| Poxviruses | Smallpox (Variola) and Vaccinia | 150 - 250 Kbp | |
| II. (ss DNA) | Parvoviruses | Parvovirus | 5 Kb |
| III. (ds RNA) | Reoviruses | Rotavirus | 22 Kbp (11 pieces) |
| IV. (+ ss RNA) | Picornaviruses | Poliovirus, Rhinoviruses, Hep. A | 8 Kb |
| Coronaviruses | SARS | 29 Kb | |
| Togaviruses | Rubella | 12 Kb | |
| Flaviviruses | Yellow Fever, West Nile, Hep. C | 10 Kb | |
| V. ( - ss RNA) | Rhabdoviruses | Rabies | 11 Kb |
| Paramyxoviruses | Measles and Mumps | 14 Kb | |
| Orthomyxoviruses | Influenza A and B | 12 Kb (8 pieces) | |
| Bunyaviruses | Hantavirus | 18 Kb (3 pieces) | |
| Arenaviruses | Lassa | 12 Kb (2 pieces) | |
| Filoviruses | Ebola and Marburg | 19 Kb | |
| VI. (RNA rev. trans.) | Retroviruses | HIV and HTLV | 10 Kb |
| VII (DNA rev. trans.) | Hepadnaviruses | Hep. B | 3 Kbp |